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Call for Participants: Final Tozan Firing of 2010

By Flora Walton, Firing Facilitator

The Tozan Cultural Society will be firing up
the Tozan kiln locatedat Tamagawa College
in Cedar, B.C., (near Nanaimo) on Friday,
Oct. 1. This will be the third firing of 2010.
Our two previous firings produced beautiful
pots and the kind of experience you only get
through participation.

The Dogi commences on Friday afternoon,
is fired through Saturday and then closed
down Sunday evening. Planning for a firing
is extensive. Please let us know how many
pots you are bringing and when you prefer
to work. The sooner your commitment is
known, the sooner we can decide whether the
firing will be a Dogi firing or Dogi plus one
chamber. With each additional chamber, more
people are required to work shifts. Planning
is the key and participation is a requirement
for firing success. It also means that pottery
intake will begin over a week in advance. Pots
can be stored on site, even glazed on site (by
arrangement) from Sept. 24 to 30.

All wood-fired pots require Cone 10 clay
and Cone 10 glazes. Greenware may be fired

but you must identify these pots clearly.
Following glazing, the pots must be wadded
and loaded into the kiln. Oct. 1 is reserved
as loading day only—no additional pots
accepted. The kiln also requires preparation.
Our wood-fired kiln is a community kiln, so
workers are greatly appreciated!

In short, all this means if you're bringing
pots to fire, participation in the firing process
is mandatory.

Each Tozan Society member pays an
investment fee of $100, which includes the
first year's membership fee. By paying $100
prior to Oct. 1, 2010 new members will
be covered until Oct. 1, 2011. Once you
witness and experience the enormity of our
endeavour, you will understand the value of
your investment.

Annual membership is currently $25.

Pots to be fired cost 2.5 cents per cubic ft.

This firing, only the Dogi will be loaded,
UNLESS there are enough pots committed to
fill the first chamber AND there are enough
participants to fill the longer firing schedule.
An additional chamber adds another 12 to
18 hours to the round-the-clock schedule

already met.
Please contact me as soon as possible at:
point3@shaw.ca (Flora Walton, Facilitator)
if youre
interested in
participating
and forgeneral
information.

Financial

arrangements

and. questions

Test firing, Tamagawa, 2009.

are

through
our treasurer
Helen Randall at dickall@island.net.

We welcome your participation in Canada's
largest community-owned hill climbing kiln,
even if you don't have pots for this firing.
For more information on the kiln, see: www.
tozan.be.ca/index.htm Our site is being
updated soon, but it will provide further
information on our society.

We look forward to meeting everyone at
this firing.

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